J. Mater. Sci. Technol. ›› 2011, Vol. 27 ›› Issue (3): 199-204.

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Microstructure and Mechanical properties of Hybrid Laser-Friction Stir Welding between AA6061-T6 Al alloy and AZ31 Mg alloy

Heung-Ju Kim   

  1. Welding Research Center, Research Institute of Industrial Science and Technology, Pohang 790-600, Korea
  • 收稿日期:2009-04-14 修回日期:2010-09-10 出版日期:2011-03-28 发布日期:2011-03-21
  • 通讯作者: Heung-Ju Kim

Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Hybrid Laser-Friction Stir Welding between AA6061-T6 Al Alloy and AZ31 Mg Alloy

Woong-Seong Chang, S.R. Rajesh, Chang-Keun Chun, Heung-Ju Kim   

  1. Welding Research Center, Research Institute of Industrial Science and Technology, Pohang 790-600, Korea
  • Received:2009-04-14 Revised:2010-09-10 Online:2011-03-28 Published:2011-03-21
  • Contact: Heung-Ju Kim

Abstract: For the purpose of improving the strength of this dissimilar joint, the present study was carried out to investigate the improvement in intermetallic layer by using a third material foil between the faying edges of the friction stir welded and hybrid welded Al6061-T6/AZ31 alloy plates. The difference in  icrostructural and mechanical characteristics of friction stir welded and hybrid welded Al6061-T6/AZ31 joint was compared. Hybrid buttwelding of aluminum alloy plate to a magnesium alloy plate was successfully achieved with Ni foil as filler material, while defect-free laser-friction stir welding (FSW) hybrid welding was achieved by using a laser power of 2 kW. Transverse tensile strength of the joint reached about 66% of the Mg base metal tensile strength in the case of hybrid welding with Ni foil and showed higher value than that of the friction stir welded joint with and without the third material foil. This may be due to the presence of less brittle Ni-based intermetallic phases instead of Al12Mg17.

Key words: Frictions stir welding, Laser welding, Dissimilar metal joint, Hybrid welding, Magnesium alloy, Aluminum alloy